Aston Villa welcomed Burnley at Villa Park earlier today as they looked to secure maximum points at home in the Premier League. The Villans made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 28th minute via Leon Bailey’s goal. However, Zeki Amdouni equalised for the visitors just two minutes later before Moussa Diaby restored Aston Villa’s lead in the 42nd minute. Unai Emery’s men went into the half-time break 2-1 up on the scoreline.
Sander Berge was sent off in the 56th minute but the 10-men of Burnley managed to equalise in the 71st minute courtesy of Lyle Foster’s finish. Douglas Luiz ended up winning the game for the Villans from the penalty spot in the 89th minute. The contest ended with Aston Villa earning a hard-fought 3-2 win at Villa Park.
Let’s take a look at how each Aston Villa player fared during the clash against the Clarets.
GK: Emiliano Martinez – 6.5/10
The Argentine keeper made a few crucial saves at the back but won’t be happy after conceding twice during the game.
RB: Ezri Konsa – 6.5/10
He tried to keep things tidy when defending inside his half and had a couple of bright moments in the opponent’s half.
CB: Diego Carlos – 6/10
Carlos made one important clearance at the back but failed to keep the Burnley attackers quiet during the game.
CB: Clement Lenglet – 6/10
He looked far from convincing on the defensive end of the field and was replaced in the 61st minute.
LB: Alex Moreno – 6/10
He didn’t do too well when defending inside his half but made two good chances in the final third.
RW: Leon Bailey – 7.5/10
Bailey caused all sorts of problems for the opposition defenders and scored a fine goal in the 28th minute.
CM: John McGinn – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CM: Douglas Luiz – 7.5/10
Luiz earned the ball back twice and managed to score the winning goal from the penalty spot late in the game.
LW: Jacob Ramsey – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times in the opponent’s half but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
CAM: Moussa Diaby – 7/10
Diaby was not shy of having a strike at goal and did well to score just before the half-time break.
ST: Ollie Watkins – 8/10
Watkins managed to engineer some inviting chances for his teammates and has got two assists to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
CB: Pau Torres – 6/10
He failed to keep things solid inside his half.
ST: Jhon Duran – N/A
CM: Leander Dendoncker – N/A
